“More than 90 percent of the food consumed in Illinois is imported,” Quinn said in a statement. “Changing these habits and buying more food produced right here in our state will help support the 75,000 farms and 75,000 food processing jobs in Illinois, while also ensuring fresher, more nutritious foods are being sold.”

“Where Fresh Is,” run by the Illinois Department of Agriculture, is a promotional campaign that provides grocery stores and farmers’ markets in several counties with banners and stickers to raise awareness of locally grown food.

Residents can participate by taking the “Buy Illinois Challenge” -- that is, to spend $10 of their current grocery bills on Illinois products.

In Grundy County, Berkot’s Super Foods in Coal City is participating in the campaign.

Derrick Cannon, general manager of Berkot’s, said the store is taking part in the campaign because of the importance it puts on locally produced goods.

“Being a locally owned and operated company, we feel it’s important to source as many products as we can locally,” Cannon said in a statement. “Consumers like to know that these products are produced or grown right here in Illinois.”

Bob Flider, director of the Illinois Department of Agriculture, echoed Cannon in a statement.